Jerry Orton chats with Michelle Elder during a recent lunch at the Southfield Grill on Benton Road. Orton, a longtime patron, says that he comes to the restaurant '2-3 times a week'.

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Shreveport-Bossier residents are always looking to test the newest local kitchens, but when the novelty fades they come home to the classics.

And when they do, there's always a place set for them at Southfield Grill.

"There've been way too many chain restaurants opened up, in my opinion," said Southfield Grill founder Frank Koerner. "It puts a lot of pressure on the other comfort food restaurants. The Strawn's, the George's, the Southfield Grills. You need to be consistent. You need to keep the same people." ...